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Crop Variety Details for Food oat - Enat

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Enat (Ajay, NZ#:3107;2010 AFRI Core)
Released in Issue No. 19
Common Name Food oat - Enat
Scientific Name Avena sative - Enat (Ajay, NZ#:3107;2010 AFRI Core)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Banja, Sinan, Gozamin, Machakel, Jama and similar acid prone ago ecologies of Ethiopia
seed 18
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2400-2900
Rainfall (mm) 750- 2900
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Jan. 2, 2022
Breeder Seed Maintainer Adet ARC/ARARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 100
Planting Dates End of May to Mid-June
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50 (1/3 at sowing & 2/3 at tillering)
Days to heading/Flowering 80-90
Days to Maturity 132-148
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 30-32
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction resistant to major oat disease
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 24-42
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 32-49
Variety Maintenance Status actively maintained
Variety Source Domestic
date added May 14, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
date modified May 14, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
National Food oat - Enat  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Food oat - Enat Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Food oat - Enat  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Food oat - Enat  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail